New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-11

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names Of soqRs pre ossa BY one commit
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and es than group aud Jursse /. system but
gives only meage conception anu .'1c lion de-
hands true conception of system and as there Is re,so
q, eve that false concepton abroad proper tAsS
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forming deposit Thus pocos. aas sno m Of land
ani have not rema nod the same crust oi
ccsn bottom and these been local and
irresus @sS' DOWN Tho rmeTgencc Of bottoms
exposes deposits previously made ana subjects T ts
place depoS doiritus Is assorted am so ~ IN ,ne
deposit. simu ianeos are not ovory % Win
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elevation and subsence regions of continuous deposition
produce changes in the nature oil INC s mT Wwted
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and nihoogc changes are use for tho ,ematcatpn OF s
ami aeos and The other hand exceptionally great nh
Sonformiiies and used to marx eronps Ashs
ooy IN dc lree tue precise definition Of the term system Is
srd%p ~ stem or a matter OF convenience
SCIENTIFIC TRAINING FOR ENGINEERS
In Section Cfechanca sccnce the address OF vice
president Eckey D. Coke was on 1.-THE Necessity OF SCI
entigc Training for Engineers" The following Is an alb
straGt:
A, occasion like the present when engineer who Is
roaiIy business called u preside over set
manhg no, no ssyo nc~nrrsI to Rn DARN the no
ihonsh.s l -. ~ eris TorS Eng neering though
youngest Of tho professions !, alriy dTmsl INTO Giya
oahlnica and other Drsne1fs on. mere ~ "
Kind ubvison taxing place 10 some ehgihr , u ~
pginesr ANA engineering derived from tho Iatis
eneo bring forth a to ! f "a Sod tie
of onsnseng as 4 Is lied inc -so 81 sbo
the past hundred years have been dsicr nin ns nPi
other cia,, who nave compiled ana ,,su 49, sas their
tr 'ta thus obtained Nam OF ,1 ns e,et f., o1ly az
tneir and At great ,aciihce t. the
srnea practical enSieeer. we're doyeoped Ia he
, ~ isnt,ge r,Ting and rsrnoi they could while
ENGAGED IN tho active duties Of theiI H. ee,s
ness for tho cngn-er TN, t. rrrlt
Of scientific irainns " bnl here were gan. IN
the large numuer OF tothhc1l 'oTEe' .. n-n 80 hs
Tao rqtcd states Ens9g.Ts ct 6s pr.%L -y T 20
incluaes professors o1tlmeirs g'mp' - ani ~,
great railroads and miusra establish nen': Ihet are
really ncH :" 'e n u, ris,is Ills s'rr, ctc
Who design and supsrncnd Ihe ochna part I to Hors
Tin MIRA class now becoming most important one in,
build bridge or ito any Other rntn"rtiE u
TssaIt. iof gwen sam money. taxing all risss A. me
500, ,1, ~ al Of iprEnri educ ton which thrro IS
theory an practice u INN, Of the iu tent 81 on ,neer
his snlecL In law Theology and m, dicne iiero i pa';
coarse nnanim'y A. 20 & t n, vonrs rn IN who Ioes
not ne eAe s'nG t sr.Hp ~ AN industrid establish
m.nt r.od corps VII advance be yer man que 10
Wei efonnde he can .cs np his Prleiisl kTSw n
u,ero are = greA, views all hold by men o. aby
eKper once IL nnmDef oil ia~5sS. o'. sy ,ds9t
Who outer either Of re thee % s1e'
gestod would bu BAT for every one thouS Aohe OF o
followed 1t would sain good position ~ 'h P'''''''" o"
MAY not be uuconseou'ly ehio~y9ring .o , w s
qusnce ned from almost pure science 10 pure
ans in tho hor tme at n, di,po,a, TO 90 thou
Tor the snden. 20 decide earlier his college life whether he
is going OF science or man o. business 81 ten
the career c embrace Bg doing THIS nay he not
on be from wasting much Of his va liable ume
Imt avon sugerhc study winch Is 20 bal for Young
mind The highest duty Of me engineer Is 70 Sg.Te one
grew deserves we'll OF mankind now mnon M mr. 20
grow up INTO than useless weeds hope you wiz
s a0S" 80 many u W '''' 49,
TmEsCHEMIsrRY ~ NITROGEN.
Vice. President Albert b. Prescott dlscnssed Tho
Chemistry Of Nitrogen disclosed in the Constitution OF
the Alkaods before Section Chemistry. lie said In
substance:
The character Of nitrogen is chaengo 70 chemical ,EL
~ 80. ai.men ar. "a lpgly obtained They tho
rate of vain IN supplies for the nourish ent Of life The
AMI Of p@1Ss vet the manu- SIMPLE and
liz a aLsmpi aud IL ~ onn urged
chemical ministries. Moreover nitrogen holds
Of anime Dyes aud goYcrus to 'oustitu
ton o tho vegetable alkalD In research the nearest ap
breaches O. the mOeculo IS chemical centre nave been
reached che usrY Carbon was the hrs ana
hydrogen the second element 10 give 10 organic
ebemistry dehulion Al carbon Is looked
the member hHsa posion aud yrosen a. se member
Tor exchange organic families Nitrogen comes next IN
turn b. receive attention The study II tho eat bona 'cod,
pound o nitrogen Promises 10 do Tor organic chemistry
| what the latter has done for general science.
! The speaker then outlined the history ani present
state structural chemistry or the vegetable aka
/ loids, as fOllOws:
(D Nitrogenous derivatives 81 ammonia IL was
mantane by Herzeus tat tie vegetable alkalohs were
unions entire organic radicals Ia te third
dc LieDg held that these bases omponnds 81 ami
the larger OF ammonia. In 1919 the French
chemist WurtE produced the brst chemical dsr alves o
ammonia by substution. The names meihlamiuo and
then given by Dr. Strfry hunt are
that remain. A. W. Hofnann, who stu directs
the Berlin laboratory when England In $3.50. devised